School age population, upper secondary education, male in Romania

Romania: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 407,116 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
407,116 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
72nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
843,008 number
in 1987
All-time low
407,116 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, male in Romania, 1970–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Romania stood at 407,116 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Romania peaked at 843,008 number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 407,116 number, in 2020.

Romania ranks 72nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, upper secondary education, male in Romania, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Romania, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 769,988 number
1971 783,260 number +1.7%
1972 783,377 number +0.0%
1973 783,914 number +0.1%
1974 781,310 number -0.3%
1975 768,281 number -1.7%
1976 740,010 number -3.7%
1977 701,529 number -5.2%
1978 649,322 number -7.4%
1979 600,855 number -7.5%
1980 576,298 number -4.1%
1981 584,801 number +1.5%
1982 623,070 number +6.5%
1983 687,038 number +10.3%
1984 755,519 number +10.0%
1985 807,177 number +6.8%
1986 835,590 number +3.5%
1987 843,008 number +0.9%
1988 831,679 number -1.3%
1989 815,268 number -2.0%
1990 806,147 number -1.1%
1991 805,503 number -0.1%
1992 806,211 number +0.1%
1993 815,925 number +1.2%
1994 825,926 number +1.2%
1995 826,005 number +0.0%
1996 812,637 number -1.6%
1997 786,406 number -3.2%
1998 749,203 number -4.7%
1999 713,182 number -4.8%
2000 691,159 number -3.1%
2001 686,909 number -0.6%
2002 688,666 number +0.3%
2003 706,649 number +2.6%
2004 726,606 number +2.8%
2005 731,622 number +0.7%
2006 714,099 number -2.4%
2007 664,235 number -7.0%
2008 602,386 number -9.3%
2009 544,252 number -9.7%
2010 502,528 number -7.7%
2011 477,709 number -4.9%
2012 461,166 number -3.5%
2013 454,041 number -1.5%
2014 450,548 number -0.8%
2015 445,638 number -1.1%
2016 438,968 number -1.5%
2017 429,245 number -2.2%
2018 418,761 number -2.4%
2019 410,376 number -2.0%
2020 407,116 number -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 736,185 number 600,855 number 783,914 number 10
1980s 735,945 number 576,298 number 843,008 number 10
1990s 794,714 number 713,182 number 826,005 number 10
2000s 675,658 number 544,252 number 731,622 number 10
2010s 448,898 number 410,376 number 502,528 number 10
2020s 407,116 number 407,116 number 407,116 number 1

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 69 Malawi 441,653 number compare
  2. 70 Guinea 435,788 number compare
  3. 71 Cambodia 435,457 number compare
  4. 73 Rwanda 403,106 number compare
  5. 74 Guatemala 400,455 number compare
  6. 75 Dominican Republic 387,785 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Romania?
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Romania was 407,116 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 843,008 number in 1987.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 407,116 number in 2020.
How does Romania rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
Romania ranks 72nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.